Cuff-holder.



No. 743,617. I PATENTED NOV. 10, 1903.

E. A. CLARK. CUFF HOLDER.

APPLIOATION rum) MAY 9. 1903.

H0 MODEL.

Patented November 10, 1963.

PATENT OFFICE.

EGBERT A. CLARK, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 743,617, dated November10, 1903.

Application filed May 9, 1903. Serial No. 156,334. (No model.) I

11) a whom, it may concern:

Beit known thatI, EGBERT A. CLARK, a subject of the Kingof England,residing at Wash ington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain newand useful Improvements in Cuff-Holders; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cuff-holders,garment-supporting devices, dtc; and it consists in the provision ofaclasp comprising two springactuated jaws adapted to engage the lining ofa coat-sleeve and provided with a flexible spring-arm-designed tofrictionally engage the edge of a end and hold the same in any suitableposition with relation to the end of the sleeve, whereby the cuff may beeasily adjusted to project beyond the end of the sleeve or be heldwithin the sleeve.

The invention consists, further, in various details of construction andarrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

I have illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings, which,with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisapplication, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicatelike parts in the views, in which- Figure l is a perspective viewshowing the application of my cud-holding device. Fig. 2 is an enlargedview of the device in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinalsection through the same. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thecuff-holding device. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a slightmodification in details of construction ofthe cudholder, and Fig. 6 is adetail sectional view showing the manner in which the frictionplate inFig. 5 is held to one of the jaws of the clasp.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A andA designate the two jaws of the clasp, each of which is provided withintegral ears a, which are apertured to receive the pin B, on which thetwo jaws are pivotally mounted. Said jaw A has a series of serrations 0along one end thereof, and the jaw A, which is made, preferably, of asingle piece of metal bent upon rations G, formed in the end of the jawA. The portion of the jaw A which is bent back upon the latter anddesignated in the drawings by letter E in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, isflexible and is bent at an angle at E, with substantially one-half itslength bearing fiat against the outer face of the jaw A, thus providinga considerable area of contact-surface for engagement with the innerface of a cud, which is to be clamped by said flexible arm to the jaw A.The free end of the flexible arm E is outwardly bent, as at- H, whilethe adjacent end of the jaw A is extended beyond the curved end H,affording a slight space serving to guide the edge of the cud betweenthe flexible arm and the jaw A when the device is applied to the cuff.In order to obviate any interference of the rear end of the jaw A withthe lining of the coat, the end of said jaw is preferably inwardlycurved, as shown.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a slight modification of my device, inwhich instead of making the flexible arm A of one piece I make the plateE similar in construction in all essential features to the arm E,excepting that it is a separate piece and provided with integral lugs K,one on either side thereof, which are adapted to be bent over the edgeof the jaw A and engage notches N, formed in the opposite edges of thejaw A, as shown clearly in the detail view Fig. 6. In the modificationillustrated in Fig. 5 the serrations would be formed in the end of thejaw A instead of in the portion which is bent upon itself, as disclosedby Figs. 1 to 4., inclusive.

In applying my device to the sleeve of a coat one of the meeting edgesof the cuff is slipped between the flexible bar E and the adjacent jawA, said bar yielding to allow the edge of the cuff to enter, and thecuff will be securely held by frictional contact between the members.After the device has been applied to the end the latter is inserted inthe end of the sleeve of a coat, and the jaws of the clasp may be easilyopened by the operator depressing the outer ends thereof and pushing theteeth of the jaws against the lining in order to grasp a fold of thelining between the jaws, and after pressure is relieved from the latterthe clasp will be held in a fixed position to the portion of the liningengaged by the clasp. The opening and closing of the jaws of the devicemay be easily accomplished by the operator inserting one finger or thumbinside a cuff, while a second finger or thumb may be applied to theoutside of the sleeve directly adjacent to the clasp, and by depressingthe ends and pushing the clasp toward the lining the clasp may beadjusted at any desirable location with reference to the end of thesleeve. When the clasp is thus attached to the lining, it will beevident that the distance at which it is desired to have the cuff extendbeyond the end of the sleeve may be regulated by pulling or pushing uponthe cuff, the latter sliding be' tween the flexible bar and the adjacentjaw, but at all times being held with sutficient fric: tional force toretain the cuff in its adjusted position.

By the provision of my improved cuff-holding device it will be observedthat the fastening of the cuff to the shirt-sleeve is entirely dispensedwith, and the end may be held attached to the sleeve after the wearerremoves his coat.

'W'hile Ihave shown the invention as adapt ed for use particularly as acuff-holder, it will be understood that the same may be utilized forvarious purposes in supporting garments-as, for instance, in connectionwith trousers, skirts, &c.and in which application of its use the jawscould be clamped to any suitable portion of a garment with the flexiblearm or bar disposed in a vertical position to utilize a hook over whicha loop could be caught for supporting any garment.

It will also be understood that while Ihave shown a particularconstruction of garmentsupporting device embodying the principle of myinvention I may alter the construction of the device in various details,if desired, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cuff-supporting device comprising a pair of spring-actuated pivotaljaws one of which is serrated, a flexible clamping-plate fixed at oneend to one of said jaws adjacent to its serrated portion, a portion ofsaid clamping-plate held yieldingly against the adjacent jaw to which itis fixed and opposite the pivotal points of the jaw, as set forth.

2. A cuff-holding device comprising two spring-actuated pivotal jaws,one of said jaws being bent upon itself along its clamping edge, andforming a flexible plate yieldingly held against the adjacent face ofthe jaw of which it is an integral part, and adapted to frictionallyengage and hold a cuff against the last-named jaw.

3. A cuff-holder comprising two spring-actuated pivotal jaws, one ofwhich is bent upon itself and forms a flexible plate held yieldinglyagainst the adjacent face of the jaw of which it is an integral part, aseries of teeth in the edge, which is formed by bending the jaw uponitself, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EGBERT A. CLARK. Witnesses:

A. L. I-IoUcH, NELLIE A. MAYHEW.

